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Students view a Brainpop movie and a multimedia presentation to learn about the skeletal system. In this skeletal system lesson, students access knowledge about the skeletal system in a Jeopardy game.
Third graders are introduced to the human skeletal system. Using play-doh, they discover what happens to the bones of the body as a person moves and how broken bones heal. After reading examples, they examine the different types of joints. They complete a quiz on vocabulary and the functions of the bones.
In this skeletal system graphic organizer worksheet, students use the 7 provided phases regarding the skeletal system to complete the concept map regarding the skeletal system.
In this anatomy worksheet, students analyze a picture of a human skeleton, which has 11 of the bones labeled, and then answer questions about it. They then label the bones and answer questions about the skeletons of a dog and a cat. There are 36 questions on this worksheet.
In this biology worksheet, 9th graders label the different illustrations of movable joints. Then they describe the pivot, ball-and-socket, hinge, and gliding joints in detail. Students also list the five major functions of the skeletal system.
In this skeletal system quiz activity, learners complete an on-line quiz, clicking on questions and matching answers, scoring 1 point for each correct answer. A printed version is available.
In this biology worksheet, students answer 14 questions related to the skeletal system using an interactive crossword puzzle.
In this skeletal systems word search learning exercise, students locate the 20 terms listed in the provided word bank within the word puzzle.
Seventh graders identify the common bones in the human body. In this biology lesson, 7th graders research two bones assigned to them. They explain why bones are important to us.
Students discuss the need for humans to have a skeletal system and what would happen if we did not have bones. In this skeletal system lesson plan, students label each bone in the human skeletal system as a group, and then examine two chicken bones and think about the differences between them.